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Three cars have been destroyed in a suspected arson attack that saw the vehicles engulfed in flames in the early hours of Friday morning.

It is understood one car was deliberately set alight before two other vehicles then went up in flames leading to an intense blaze that occurred in Antrim’s Stiles area .

The Fire Service say they were called to the scene at Aghaboy Gardens at around 12.45am this morning to discover three cars alight and that the fire had spread to a fence.

They managed to put the blaze out by around 1.30am. The Fire Service say that at this stage they believe the incident to be deliberate.

The aftermath of the blaze in Antrim's Stiles estate

The PSNI said that it was reported to them at around 12.50am “that criminal damage had been caused to a car in the Aghaboy Gardens area of Stiles in Antrim”.

A spokesman added: “It is believed that a car was deliberately set alight, two other cars nearby also caught fire and damage was caused to fences close by.”

Police say they are appealing to anyone that may have any information to contact Antrim Police Station on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference 38 18/11/16 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.